What color is #A5907B?

#A5907B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5907B?

The RGB value is 165, 144, 123: 165 red, 144 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5907B?

The complementary color is #7B90A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5907B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5907B color

#A5907B rgb(165, 144, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A5907B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.5% green and 48.2% blue (165, 144, 123).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A5907B color codes

HEX	`#A5907B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 144, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.11, 4.48, 14.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.11, 14.76, 72.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.066, 29.377, 22.874)`
Decimal	`10850427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5907B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5907B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5907B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5907B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5907b; }
.text { color: #a5907b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5907b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 144 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5907b, #a5a57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A5907B?: #A5907B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5907B?: The RGB value is 165, 144, 123: 165 red, 144 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5907B?: The complementary color is #7B90A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5907B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.